Philly MC Meek Mill takes a lot of shit and talks a lot of shit, whether he’s beefing with his hip-hop peers over ghostwriting and freestyling, getting ridiculed by certain segments of the music press or vowing to never get into digital rumbles ever again. Something that’s important to keep into perspective, though. Dude can rap, dude has a vision and a message, and he is driven to bring those things to his fans.

Which is to say, don’t get distracted by the headlines. Meek’s 2015 feud with Drake overshadowed his fantastic second commercial LP, Dreams Worth More Than Money. Legal issues that barred Meek from tour held back his 2012 LP Dreams and Nightmares. Lest you forget that both those records had intensely impactful moments, I’d suggest you listen to the fierce “Ambitionz” from the former or the title track of the latter. Or watching the below documentary short care of the folks at VICE offshoot Noisey Music.

The video starts with Meek talking about how he wants to motivate and inspire people, and from there he reflects on his own story — how he started from the bottom (as the Drake lyric goes) and achieved what he’s achieved. We see him as a young battle rapper as well as a charismatic MC in front of arena-size crowds. In one clip, he’s on a jet heading from a gig to another gig, holding the fat stack of his cash payout. “This is motivation, man,” Meek tells the camera. “We come from nothing. This is motivation.”

A good portion of the doc also focus on Meek’s love of dirt bike riding, something that’s been featured in a number of his music videos over the years. “Dirt bike is the only thing that can bring young black people age 24 to 18, it’s the only thing that can bring that community together without violence.” He also reflects very sweetly on his longtime girlfriend Nicki Minaj.

Just when you were ready to hang up that green jersey and start making Sunday afternoon plans for the rest of the season season, the ever-mystifying Philadelphia Eagles get their biggest win of the year Sunday afternoon by beating the New England Patriots. Who better to help you celebrate the surprising victory than Philly son Lushlife?

In September we covered Lushlife’s first Eagles-focused tailgate mix, which featured some of our favorite local artists including The War On Drugs, Man Man. Now, as the team and fans get ready for the season’s home stretch, the Philly rapper has released yet another playlist to help hype up your tailgate or game-day party.

This time around, the playlist runs almost nine hours, giving you plenty of options to jam to come game time. This mix includes everything from Philly talent like Meek Mill and RJD2, indie-rockers like Franz Ferdinand and Tame Impala and even classic jams from the like of Led Zeppelin and David Bowie. To listen to the specially-curated playlist for yourself on Spotify click here or check it out below.

First Lady of Meek Mill’s Dreamchasers camp, Lee Mazin has emerged along with artist like Tink, Angel Haze and Nitty Scott MC as being the new guard of women emerging on the national hip-hop scene. Much like the other artists mentioned, Lee displays a distinct sound all her own. Cunning and witty with a rawness in her flow that can only come from her Philly roots, Lee’s newest anthem “She Got It” is just about ready to blow up and be her biggest single yet – it’s perfect for the summer. Luckily I got a chance to briefly talk with Mazin and discuss working with her mentor Meek, along with her own music and what’s coming up in the future.

“We were all in the studio recording it. It was one of the hottest beats out and we just laid down our verses one by one. There’s always friendly competition when you’re with those guys, you want to push everybody as far as they can. We would joke about whose verse was better but it’s all fun and games.”

On how she linked up with Meek:

“I actually knew him from before I was doing music, we were always around the same neighborhood. When I started doing music he was a big supporter, he respected my grind and what I had going on.”

On her latest project No Love Lost:

“I recorded In a couple places for that, it was a mixture of everything. A lot of the stuff I was going through I kept catching myself saying in my music. It all related to the current situations with friends, family, and relationships.”

On single “She Got It” and next project:

“I’m actually working on something now, my main focus is getting my music out there and linking up with some dope producers. I’m definitely dropping an EP at the end of the year so ‘She Got It’ will be the first single off that. I don’t have any dates on when that EP would drop though. I want to put some stuff out there for the people, it’s coming soon.”

With her new single “She Got It” already making a splash in the streets of Philly, Lee is well on her way to reaching new heights and new fans. Check out the song below.

Meek Mill‘s album officially hit stores this week, but “All Eyes on You,” his single with Nicki Minaj and Chris Brown, has been buzzing on the internet after it surfaced last week. On Sunday night at the BET Awards in Los Angeles, Meek and Minaj were front and center. Being seen together in numerous camera shots throughout the night isn’t a bad look at all, but it’s their on-stage chemistry that seemed to have the crowd talking.

Starting his performance with a quick rendition of his club hit “Monster,” Meek quickly switched it up and brought both Brown and Minaj to the stage to perform the single “All Eyes On You.” The two obviously have more than just the “Bonnie & Clyde” type track in common, and this performance proved it. Check out the video below; Meek’s new album Dreams Worth More Than Money is available now.

The highly publicized Nicki Minaj / Meek Mill relationship finally gets its anticipated track. With the help and vocals of Chris Brown on the chorus, this slow club single is likely the last leak that will surface before Meek’s Dreams Worth More Than Money releases on June 29th.

With an album set to include features from high profile cameos from The Weeknd, Drake, Diddy, and Rick Ross, it’s still this Nicki and Meek track that captures our attention, since it indirectly tells the story of their love affair. This is only one of the two single on the album that will feature Minaj, so who’s to say if the second one will be another slow jam or (what we really want to see) a hard-hitting track of the two artists trading bars back and forth that doesn’t get too lovey dovey. All in all, “All Eyes” is still a good track and there’s much to look forward to on June 29th.